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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60456,"section_number":"24.2-431","catch_line":"Petition to court objecting to registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-431\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188061,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75155,"identifier":"24.2-434","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-434","url":"\/24.2-434\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-434\/","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-434","dublin_core":{"Title":"Presumption if petition not brought within six months of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-434","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless the petition<\/span> provided for in \u00a7 24.2-431<\/a> is filed within six months after the registration of any person, it shall be conclusively presumed in all proceedings where the right of such person to registration arises, by election<\/span> officers and by judicial tribunals, or in election<\/span> contests of any kind and character, that such person has complied with all the procedural requirements of the law<\/span> in making an application for registration.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRESUMPTION IF PETITION NOT BROUGHT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7\n24.2-434)\n\nUnless the petition provided for in \u00a7 24.2-431 is filed within six months after\nthe registration of any person, it shall be conclusively presumed in all\nproceedings where the right of such person to registration arises, by election\nofficers and by judicial tribunals, or in election contests of any kind and\ncharacter, that such person has complied with all the procedural requirements of\nthe law in making an application for registration.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-105; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-66; 1993, c. 641.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}